Where does “marbán” come from?

marbán (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish marb, from Proto-Celtic marwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

marbán (Old Irish): corpse, dead person

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead person

Ancestry of “marbán”, step by step

marbán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish marb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarbdead; mortified, insensible, spiritually dead;...
2Proto-Celticmarwosdead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Old Irish án

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
2Old Irishairfor

Words derived from “marbán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic marwos →